Yasiel Puig

Spring training games start on Wednesday. There are still several openings left on the roster which players will be fighting for. After a long winter, there’s also the desire to create stories where they might not otherwise exist. That means we’ll be hearing a lot about spring training statistics over the next few weeks. Of…

This is a BREAKING Yasiel Puig update of the utmost importance. Much maligned Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has responded to criticism by presenting a new 2015 version of himself that throws shade at his critics in English and proves he’s self-aware. Do you see ? He was safe because he hit the cutoff men haha…

PA AVG OBP SLG wRC+ HR WAR MLB 640 .296 .385 .480 147 16 5.1 What Happened In 2014: Yasiel Puig is both the best and worst, depending on who you’re talking to. He’s overrated and underrated, depending on where you think he’s being rated. And he’s just a kid having fun out there or…

The MLB All-Stars opened their time in Japan with an 8-7 exhibition win against the combined teams of Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants, with Yasiel Puig going 1-for-4 with an RBI and Drew Butera going 0-for-1 but coming up with an important pick-off at second. Unfortunately, once the actual Japan Series started, neither did much…

Do you remember, really, how insane this season was in the Dodger outfield? Matt Kemp was the center fielder, until he wasn’t. Then Andre Ethier was, but then Scott Van Slyke was, but then Yasiel Puig was. Kemp spent weeks in left while Carl Crawford was hurt, eventually landing in right. Joc Pederson was knocking…

The Dodgers won the National League West for a second consecutive year by defeating the Giants on Wednesday night 9-1 behind a great performance by Clayton Kershaw and some timely hitting (the best equation for success). The Giants actually struck first, as Kershaw was in a spot of bother in the third inning. With runners…

Unsurprisingly, Yasiel Puig‘s massive slump is a big topic of concern these days, and not unfairly so. If you can dig through a lot of the garbage comments around why it is — I won’t repeat them here, but you can probably guess — one of the repeated theories is frustration that he’s not being…

Yasiel Puig sucks. Well, right now he does. Since August started, his line is an amazing .203/.295/.228/.523, but what’s even more amazing is the predictable hand-wringing by the press every time he struggles. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to ignore agitating things more often (believe it or not), but the recent onslaught of subtle…

Best night ever? If not, it’s definitely a contender. Not only did Clayton Kershaw spin a gem on Tuesday night, Little League Baseball’s most famous pitcher made an appearance at Dodger Stadium. Mo’ne Davis, the 13-year-old who took the baseball world by storm last month, threw out the first pitch on Tuesday night. A very…

Yasiel Puig is in a bad slump and he got the night off on Friday. It’s clear he’s hurting and could use a little rest, yet here we are again with the Dodgers refusing to place a clearly injured player on the disabled list. Unlike with Hanley Ramirez, there are viable replacements to fill in…